Patients with cocaine use disorder exhibit reductions in delay discounting with episodic future thinking cues regardless of incarceration history

•Episodic future thinking (EFT) has been shown to reduce impulsive decision-making.•This EFT effect has previously been demonstrated in substance use disorders (SUDs).•No previous work has examined EFT with respect to incarceration history.•Findings show no impact of incarceration history on the EFT effect in SUD patients.•EFT-based interventions may be useful in SUDs, regardless of incarceration history.